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First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents
Scott Olsen
Scott Olsen

Portraits from the Occupation

Earlier this year, Lucy Raven and I were commissioned by the Oakland Museum of California to make a series of short video portraits of people involved in, opposed to, or otherwise affected by Occupy Oakland.After Occupy Wall Street, OO has been the most ... [ Published May 18 2012 by London Review of Books ]
First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Violence marks general strike in Bangladesh

Bomb blasts and arrests have marked an opposition-called general strike in Bangladesh in protest against a court order jailing 33 of the alliance's leaders.No injuries were reported from the several explosions in Dhaka on Thursday. The United News of ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Robert Teitelman: OWS and the Class Struggle Revised

Let's start with the news: This was the week Occupy Wall Street was supposed to shuck its winter coat and restart the global revolution. On May 1, May Day, OWS declared a general strike, which by my count is at least the second general strike called by ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Huffington Post ]
First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Occupy Wall Street Takes Over New York For May Day Rally

Occupy Wall Street protesters massed outside banks, meditated in public and staged anti-corporate song and dance routines on Tuesday in an effort to revive a movement that triggered nationwide protests against economic injustice last year.Tuesday's demonstrations ... [ Published May 03 2012 by International Business Times ]
First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Occupy protesters detained in US May Day rallies

Thousands of Occupy protesters marched on Wall Street in New York in the highlight of a May Day "general strike," while police arrested dozens in sporadic clashes on the US West Coast.Police used tear gas during the protests Tuesday in Oakland, California, ... [ Published May 02 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

American Voices: Occupy Calls For General Strike

The Occupy movement has declared May 1 to be a day of national protest and has asked people not to go to work, conduct banking, or go shopping. ... [ Published May 01 2012 by TheOnion.com ]
First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

S.C. House candidate supports Occupers' May Day walkouts

Walid Hakim, an Occupy Columbia member who is running for a state House of Representatives seat in Lexington, told Al Jazeera recently that he supported and would participate in a general strike of the type being advocated by Occupy Wall Street for today, ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Charleston City Paper ]
First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Occupy May Day

The labor holiday May Day has its origins in the US but is more widely-celebrated around the world. Today, Occupy Wall Street is calling for a day of action and a general strike. We check in on the day's events, the state of Occupy, and the history of ... [ Published May 01 2012 by WNYC ]
First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

May Day in Toronto

While May 1 is a celebration of the onset of spring in many cultures, the labour movement would like to take May Day back to its historical roots, celebrating the occasion as International Workers' Day. The origins of May Day date back to 1886, when over ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Women'sPost ]
First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

The Boss Needs You

Where is the Occupy Wall Street Movement in honor of May Day? We’ll check in on today’s planned general strike. Plus: Irish President Michael D. Higgins , on his country’s economy; the Tony Award nominations are announced; an update on the China dissident ... [ Published May 01 2012 by WNYC ]
First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Open Phones: Are You Taking Part in the General Strike?

Tomorrow organizers of the Occupy movement are calling for "the first truly nationwide General Strike in U.S. history." Are you planning to participate? What do you think of the efforts? Post your thoughts or give us a call 212-433-9692 ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by WNYC ]
First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Quitcoallapalooza - Wildcat General Strike, Brother...

Quit Coal works to protect the health and well-being of our communities and climate against coal industry expansion in Victoria, and are proving themselves to be a huge and constantly entertaining thorn in the side of the politicians and companies putting ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Moshtix ]

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"They are making fun of us. This reform destroys all rights which workers had" said Luis Lopez Garcia, 37, who works for Madrid city hall
New protests in Spain against labour law reform [Yahoo! Maktoob News - May 24 2012]

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New protests in Spain against labour law reform [ Published May 24 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
Live music: Saturday, May 26 [ Published May 24 2012 by Melbourne Age ]
Live music: Sunday, May 27 [ Published May 24 2012 by Melbourne Age ]
What happened to the Occupy movement? [ Published May 22 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
The Chelsea Flower Show [ Published May 22 2012 by Kensington & Chelsea Today ]
Qahwaji Says Army Will Not Allow Situation to D... [ Published May 21 2012 by Naharnet ]
Jumblat Calls Hariri, Says Backing Army Part of... [ Published May 20 2012 by Naharnet ]
Simon Roberts, Landscapes of Innocence and Expe... [ Published May 19 2012 by BBC ]
Portraits from the Occupation [ Published May 18 2012 by London Review of Books ]
Does Spain deserve its financial battering? [ Published May 18 2012 by Channel4000 ]
Violence marks general strike in Bangladesh [ Published May 17 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
Nan’s memories inspire new movie [ Published May 17 2012 by Fife Today ]
BOOKS: A People’s History of London. By Lindsey... [ Published May 17 2012 by Camden New Journal ]
Arrests spark clashes in Bangladesh [ Published May 17 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
UPI NewsTrack TopNews [ Published May 15 2012 by UPI ]
ATV Icon: Jean Marsh [ Published May 14 2012 by ATV Network Today ]
Unmasking the revolution [ Published May 11 2012 by Melbourne Age ]
Odd couple on film: Lean directs Coward [ Published May 10 2012 by Bay Area Reporter ]
All Good Men/Thermidor – review [ Published May 08 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Robert Teitelman: OWS and the Class Struggle Re... [ Published May 07 2012 by Huffington Post ]
Brooklyn students hold mass walkout, protest ed... [ Published May 03 2012 by Amsterdam News ]
Occupy Wall Street Takes Over New York For May ... [ Published May 03 2012 by International Business Times ]
May Day Tallies: 13 Arrests, 1 Officer Attacked... [ Published May 02 2012 by LAist ]
May Day protests held in U.S., foreign cities [ Published May 02 2012 by Denver Post ]
Occupy protesters detained in US May Day rallies [ Published May 02 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]
Get the 7th Guest for free on iOS and Mac today! [ Published May 02 2012 by Capsule Computers ]
What Comes After May Day for Occupy Wall Street? [ Published May 02 2012 by New York Magazine ]
May Day Celebrated with Protests from London to... [ Published May 02 2012 by International Business Times ]
May Day OWS general strike march, New York [ Published May 01 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]
Occupy Wall Street 1 May general strike march o... [ Published May 01 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]
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May Day Tallies: 13 Arrests, 1 Officer Attacked... [ Published May 02 2012 by LAist ]
The "4 Winds" general strike caravan that blew across Los Angeles Tuesday did so peacefully with very few arrests and violent confrontations. Thousands of workers, immigrant-rights activists, Occupy L.A. members and other protesters marched and ...
Let The NYPD Be Your Guide to Tomorrow?s Big Oc... [ Published May 01 2012 by Gawker ]
Let The NYPD Be Your Guide to Tomorrow’s Big Occupy Wall Street ProtestThe NYPD's SHIELD counterterrorism program has compiled an extensive dossier (pdf) on tomorrow's Occupy Wall Street General Strike, during which protesters hope to shut down New York ...
Let The NYPD Be Your Guide to Tomorrow's Big Oc... [ Published May 01 2012 by Gawker ]
The NYPD's SHIELD counterterrorism program has compiled an extensive dossier (pdf) on tomorrow's Occupy Wall Street General Strike, during which protesters hope to shut down New York and cities around the country. Leaked this afternoon, it's probably ...
Let The NYPD Be Your Guide to Tomorrow's Big Oc... [ Published May 01 2012 by Gawker ]
The NYPD's SHIELD counterterrorism program has compiled an extensive dossier (pdf) on tomorrow's Occupy Wall Street General Strike, during which protesters hope to shut down New York and cities around the country. Leaked this afternoon, it's probably ...
May Day! Severe Winds Via Massive Occupy L.A. C... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by LAist ]
Tomorrow, May 1, the Occupy movement will strike in over 125 American cities, an event organizers claim is the first truly nationwide General Strike in U.S. history. "A Day Without the 99%" will transpire in solidarity with the recent "Day Without ...
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May Day OWS general strike march, New York [ Published May 01 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]
Occupy Wall Street 1 May general strike march o... [ Published May 01 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]
Occupy and Labor Protesters Join May Day Rallies [ Published May 01 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]
Angry Spaniards Strike Over Labour Reforms [ Published Mar 29 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]
AP Top Stories [ Published Feb 07 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]
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